A study on sources and performance of Internet access in Nigeria

Internet access is the means by which individual terminals, computers, mobile devices, and local area networks are connected to the global Internet. Internet access is usually sold by Internet service providers (ISPs) that use many different technologies offering a wide range of data rates to the end user. These different technologies have different cost implications and also vary in terms of performance. Existence of empirical study on this subject in Nigeria is not known to the authors. Hence, this study investigates the sources of internet access that are available in the study area, examines the determinant factors for the choice of source of Internet access, appraises the economic implication of each source and assesses the performance of each Internet access source. Primary data were collected for the study. A set of questionnaire containing structured and semi-structured questions were administered to 300 randomly selected respondents. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Policy recommendations are made based on the findings of the study.